Community Council’s nominees for president (and their alternates) answer questions from the Antioch community at last week’s Candidates Forum. Voting will take place on Tuesday, November 6.

:: Community Council voting is Tuesday

This year we are creating our new Community Council. Seats are available for the year and consist of the following:

Four students (two elected by students, two at large)

Two faculty (one elected by faculty, one at large)

Two staff (one elected by staff, one at large)

President of Council (elected at large)

Voting will take place on Tuesday, November 6, in the East Gym. Our elections table will be in the East Gym and will be staffed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Also, we still need faculty and staff to serve on Community Council. Please contact Louise Smith if you are interested.

On Friday, November 9, (at the latest) election results will be posted in the North Hall dining room and via e-mail by 5:00 p.m.

:: A message from Maureen Devine-Ahl

Dear Faculty and Staff,

Please participate in the Antioch College Annual Fund appeal! 100% participation from faculty and staff sends a powerful message to the other constituencies we ask for support. Your participation not only supports general operations directly, but gives us folks in advancement a tool to encourage other donors.

I encourage you to submit the payroll deduction form included in with your most recent pay stub. Many of you have already and it’s making a significant impact in our overall totals. Please return your form to me today! If you’d rather make a one-time gift, you may do so by visiting www.antiochcollege.org/donate. However you choose to participate, I hope you will do so soon.

Maureen Devine-Ahl, Director of Alumni Relations & the Annual Fund

:: Message from Jimmy Walters, IT

The old cloud will be retired on November 30, which means that if you’re still using it, you will no longer have access to it after that date. It has been replaced with the new cloud solution known as Citrix and I have worked with many of you to get your data copied over from the old cloud to the new Citrix option. If you no longer use the old cloud or never did in the first place and feel that you have no data on there that needs to be moved over please send me a message so that way we can go ahead and remove those hosted desktops right away.

If you still are on the old cloud and need assistance moving data over and need help accessing the new cloud please contact me and I will gladly help you transfer everything over. I will also assist on showing you how to use the new cloud as it’s totally web-based and doesn’t include logging into a desktop as you did with the old cloud. If you have any questions please let me know.

:: Message from Tom Brookey

If you are an employee who had an Flexible Spending Account (FSA), please read the following note from ADP and see Tom with any questions:

Antioch employees’ FSA coverage ended on our termination date with ADP TotalSource, so any claims submitted must be for expenses incurred PRIOR to (or on) Antioch’s termination date with ADP TotalSource (9/23/2012.) Assuming that the employees who had remaining balances were able to spend their funds prior to 9/23/2012, they would just use the standard reimbursement form to submit their receipts for reimbursement (see Tom for forms.)

All Antioch employees will have 60 days to file any eligible claims incurred through 9/23/12, so it would be best if they go ahead and put the wheels in motion now. Deadline to file claims is 11/23/12.

:: Student phone-a-thon callers needed

Want to earn some extra cash while raising important funds for Antioch College? Sign up to be a student caller for our annual fund phone-a-thon nights, November 27, 28 and 29, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

You may sign up to work as little as one night or as many as three, but you must commit to all four hours of the nights you work. Training, materials, and support will be provided. Jobs will be assigned on a first come first served basis, so commit early if you are interested!

:: MVECA training available

MVECA is offering Excel training during the month of November. If you’re interested, check with your supervisor for permission and notify Tom Brookey to sign up and get more information.

:: Community Life discussion

Are you over 21? Have you lived on your own and been to college before? Are you a second year student? You are welcome to come discuss your experience here at Antioch with Louise Smith, dean of community life.

Plan on attending Monday, November 8, 7:30-8:30 p.m. in South Hall, 3rd floor.

Refreshments and an open space to bring your ideas will be available.

:: What’s in the works in Community Life

Elections! We’re having them, counting the ballots, publicizing the results.

Governance Archives: Elijah Blanton will be putting together the archives of our work on governance last year both with the Council of Conveners and Governance Task Group. A copy of this archive will be kept in the Office of Community Life as well as in Antiochiana.

Independent Groups: IdaLease Cummings has worked on our elections boards and will be helping to get independent groups connected. Coordinators, stay tuned for e-mails to link your group together. Independent groups will be officially recognized once Community Council has a chance to meet.

Alternative Library: Justin Moore is working on bringing the Alternative Library back to campus. At present, we are looking at the best location for this interesting and well-used resource.

“Where We Come From”— Open mic that can include poetry (yours or someone else’s), songs, performances, images, objects, stories and whatever you want to share about where you come from. Contact Maya Nye or Louise Smith if you want to help plan this event.

:: Students of Color Leadership Conference announcement

Twelve students and three staff will be attending the Great Lakes College Association Students of Color Leadership Conference, November 9 and 10, at Kalamazoo College in Michigan.

The Great Lakes Colleges Association’s Students of Color Leadership Conference (SOCLC) is an annual event sponsored by the Committee for Institutional Commitment to Educational Equity (CICEE). Each year, a different GLCA school hosts a dynamic conference that enables students of color to hone leadership skills, network, build capacity strategically and intellectually, and meet their counterparts from other campuses.

The title of this year’s conference is: “Understanding Power & Privilege to Shape a Socially Just World.”

Saturday, November 10Film showing—Anne Braden: Southern Patriot2:00 p.m. (The van will leave North Hall at 12:00 p.m. Students interested in providing a ride or needing a ride should contact Maya Nye.) National Freedom Center in Cincinnati

Sunday, November 11Rollerskating12:30 to 4:00 p.m. (The van will leave North Hall at 12:30 and will return to campus by 4:00 p.m.) Orbit Fun Center, Huber Heights